Word: chess
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...wills between World Chess Champion Boris Spassky of the U.S.S.R. and Challenger Bobby Fischer of the U.S. took a subtle but significant turn in Reykjavík, Iceland, last week. Boris, rumored to be suffering from defeatism, professed a new-found determination: "The first half of this match was not very interesting for me. The second half will be." The usually difficult, demanding Bobby, on the other hand, seemed downright congenial. After taking a commanding lead in the match, Fischer at one point uncharacteristically consented to attend a cocktail party at the U.S. Information Agency in Reykjavík. Reports...
Manufacturers are also increasing production of a large variety of chess sets that range from the simple, functional and cheap to the bizarre and ultraexpensive. Perhaps the most costly of all is a $100,000 set of gold and silver, designed by Antique Dealer Arthur Corbell and displayed at a recent Los Angeles gem show. But what may well be the most appropriate design for an election year was conceived by LRH Enterprises of New York. Called "The Contemporary Game, Chess '72," it pits Republicans against Democrats, has elephants and donkeys as pawns and well-known politicians...
Denmark's Bent Larsen, generally considered the second-best chess player in the West, flew into Reykjavik for a first-hand look at the war of nerves between Soviet World Champion Boris Spassky and U.S. Challenger Bobby Fischer. "Spassky has been thrown off balance," Larsen said. "He probably is boiling inside, and that is not good for him. But he is a strong player, and it is too early to count him out." Two days later, Fischer opened the tenth game of the 24-game tournament with his favorite gambit: arriving nine minutes late. Spassky's countergambit: arriving...
...Boris says, "Bobby seems to be thinking about everything but chess...
...Bobby, stripped to his underwear, sits playing chess in his hotel room, the door bolted, the telephone pulled from the wall...